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Global military spending hit record levels in 2020 amid pandemic, says think-tank

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 12:28 AM

The International Institute for Strategic Studies said military spending reached $1.8 trillion last year, a 3.9 percent increase in real terms over figures for 2019.   Read more »

US bombers enter Chinese air defense zone as Beijing’s navy mounts massive exercises

Kristin Huang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 18 12:50 PM

The Chinese navy conducts simultaneous drills in various theater commands. The maneuvers were designed to show that the maritime force can mobilize personnel in different regions at once, analyst says. Read more »

China aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait again

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 07:09 PM

The sail-bys come ahead of Taiwan's January 11 presidential elections, with Beijing-skeptic President Tsai Ing-wen seeking a second term.  Read more »

China shows off new destroyer as Xi views naval parade

Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 23 07:15 PM

QINGDAO, China - China showed off the first of its new generation of guided missile destroyers on Tuesday as President Xi Jinping reviewed a major naval parade through mist and rain to mark 70 years since the founding of China's navy. Read more »

Chinese people love peace, Xi says as kicks off major naval parade

Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Posted at Apr 23 04:25 PM

QINGDAO, China - The Chinese people love peace and countries should not threaten each other with the use of force, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday as he kicked off a large-scale naval parade marking 70 years since the founding of China's navy. Read more »

'New era': 3 Chinese warships in Manila for goodwill visit

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 25 10:16 PM

The visit is only the second ever port call of China in the Philippines. Both visits were under Duterte's administration.  Read more »

China, SE Asia to hold maritime drill to ease tensions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 19 03:23 PM

SINGAPORE - China and Southeast Asian states will hold their first joint maritime exercises next week, officials said Friday, in a move aimed at easing tensions but which may spark US alarm. Read more »

China to join naval war games off Australia despite strained ties

Reuters
Posted at Aug 02 09:12 AM

SYDNEY - China's navy will join 26 countries in military exercises off Australia's north coast this month, but not live-fire drills, Australia's defense minister said on Wednesday at a time of strained ties between the two nations. Read more »

China says South China Sea drills routine, no word on carrier

Reuters
Posted at Mar 29 06:22 PM

Dozens of Chinese naval vessels are exercising this week with an aircraft carrier in a large show of force off China's Hainan island, satellite images obtained by Reuters show. Read more »

Satellite images reveal show of force by Chinese navy in South China Sea

James Pearson and Greg Torode, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 27 09:29 PM

Dozens of Chinese naval vessels are exercising this week with an aircraft carrier in a large show of force off Hainan island in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters show. Read more »